Butter printing and gaging machine.



No. 647,763. Patented Apr. I7, I900. J. SCHAEFFER.

BUTTER PRINTING AND GAGING. MACHINE.

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' No. 647,763. Patented Apr. l7, I900.

J. SCHAEFFER. BUTTER PRINTING AND G AGINE MACHINE. (Application filed Aug. 15, '1899.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JESSEE SOHAEFFER, OF BERLINSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

BUTTER PRINTING AND GAGING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 647,763, dated April 17, 1900.

Application filed August 15 1 8 9 9.

T0 crZZ whont it may concern: 'Be it known'that I, Jnssnn SOHAEFFER, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Ber linsville, in the county of Northamptonand State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain which it appertains to make and use the same.

' This invention relates to machines for pressing, printing, and gaging or measuring butter; and the object thereof:is to provide an improved machine of this class which is simple in construction and .operation and by means of which butter may be quickly and easily pressed, printed, and gaged or measured. r

The invention is fully disclosed inthe following specification, of'which the accompanying drawings form a part, in-which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by the same numerals of reference in each of the views, andin which Figure 1 is a side view of my improved ma chine; Fig. 2, a plan View thereof;Fig. 3, a rear end view; Fig. 4, a front end'view; Fig. 5, a central longitudinal vertical section; Fig. 6, a transverse vertical section on theline 6 6 of Fig. 5, and Fig. 7 a sectionon the line 7 7 of Fig. 5.

In the practice'of my invention I provide a cylindrical casing 10, to the front end of which is secured a conical casing 11, the larger end of which is directed outwardly, and the conical casingll is provided at its smaller orinner end with a rectangular frame 12, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 5, and 7, in which are mounted vertically-movable knives 13, said knives being arranged one above the other, as shown in Fig. 5, and the top knife 13 is provided with projecting side arms 14 at the top thereof, to which are pivoted rods or bars 15, which move in vertical side grooves 16, formed in the sides of the-frame 12 and the lower ends of which are pivotally connected at 16 with links 17, which are pivoted in the frame 12 at 18 and which are also pivotally connected at 19 7 near the bottom portion of the bottom blade 13,this construction being best shown in Fig. 7.

The conical casing 11 is provided at its outer end and in the top thereof with an opening $erial No. 727,262. (No model.)

v20, around whichis formed an upwardly-directed fun uel-shaped receiver 21, and mount- 7 M ed in the casing 11 is a conical shaped conveyer 22, having a spiral groove running around the same from one end to the other,

and said conveyer is providedatits lower end with a shaft 23, which projects through the larger end of the casing 11 and on which is'mounted or to which is secured a gearwheel 24. r i a The drum or casing 10 is connected with the frame 12 by lugs or projections 25, which are formed on the upper portion of said drum or casing and riveted to said frame, and the lower portion'of said drum or casing consists of two hinged doors 26, which are adapted to open downwardly, as shown in Fig. 6, and said drum or casing is provided in the top thereof with a longitudinal opening 27, which is closed by a vertically-movable plunger 28.

Mounted in the drum or casing 10 is a plunger 29, which closely fits and islongitudinally movable in said drum or casing and which is provided with a stem 30, which passes centrally through the rear end or head 31 of the drum or casing 10 opposite the casing 11, and

said drum or casing is provided at its rear end withan upwardly-directedstandard or slipport'32.

A shaft is mounted in the top of the frame 12 at one side of the machine, and the front and rear ends thereof are provided with suitable hearings or supports 34, and the front end of said shaft is provided with a pinion 35, which operates in connection with the gear-wheel 24 on the shaft 23, and the rear end of the shaft is provided with a gearwheel 36, which operates in connection with a pinion 37, with which is connected a gearwheel 38, which operates in connection with a gear-wheel 39, mounted on a crank-shaft 40, supported in the standard or support 32 and the corresponding standard or support 41 at the front end of the drum or casing 10,

The gear-wheel 39 is adapted to slide on the shaft 40 and is provided with a pin 42, adapted to enter a corresponding hole or opening 43 in the upper end of the standard or supportranged in vertical line are projecting supports a is pivotally connected with a grooved collar 49, formed on the gear-wheel 39, and a link Below the outer end of the shaft and m and 46, and pivotally connected with the projecting support 45 is a link 47, the upper end of which is provided with a yoke 48, which is-pivotally connected with the support 46 and also with the lower end of the link 47, as shown at 5];

The link 50 is pivotally connected with the stem 30 of theplunger 29, as shown at 52, and the lower'end'of said link is pivotally connected at 53 with the lever 54, which is pivoted to a support 55, connected with the bottom. of the drum-or casing 10. I The vertically-movable plunger 28 in the top of the drum or casing 10 is provided with upwardly-directed supports 56, (see, Figso and 6,) which are arranged trausver's'ely of saidplunger, and these supportsare provided at their opposite ends with upwardly; directed "extensions; 57,-in-eachof which "is vpivoteda ."Thel ido isise; shame-essome pa;-

, tion ofthe drum or casing 10 and-whi'chgope'n' downward'ly, arehinged-at'66,and;pivotally connectedwit-hthe outer ends of thelinks'58 7 jare rods or bars67, which are pivotally con nected withdownwardly and outwardlyldi-f rected arms 68, as'sho'wnat 69, andtheopera tio'tr'ofthe crank-rod'4O through the agency 0f the links 58 and the rods or bars 67- opens and closes the doors 26, as hereinafter described. i

, -The-front-end of the crank-shaft 40 is also provided with a disk 70, provided with a crank-pin 71, with whichis'connected a link 72, which is pivotal] y connected at 7 3witlithe upper blade 13at the frontle'nd of the drum hereinafter described.

orcasing, and the crank-shaft 44, through the agency of the link 42, the rods or bars 15, and the links 17, also operates the knives 13, as

At the innerendofthe conical casing 11 is a transverse bar 74, in which the-inner end 9f the conveyor 22 is mounted, and the blades- 13 fill the space between the side-bars of the frame 12, in which they are mounted, and

the wheel 39 is free to slide on the shaft 44:, but cannot turn thereon.

The operation will be readily understood from the foregoing description when taken in lun er 29 is in its innermost osition.

connection with the accompanying drawings and the following stateme'nt thereof.

- The butter isfed into the casing 11 through the receiver 21, and the conveyor 20 is turned by the shaft 23 by means of a crank or by any suitable power. In this operation the butter is gradually forced into the casing or drum 12, it being understood that the doors 26 are closed, as shown in Fig.6, andthe the casing or drum 10 is gradually filled with butter it is packed against the plunger 29, and 'said plunger 29 is gradually moved outwardly into the position shown in Fig. 6, and

:when said plungeris in'this positionthe drum or casing 10 is packed full of butter, and at this time the links 47 and 50 are operated byxthe stem 30 of the plunger 29, and

,thewheel' 39 is moved out into the position shown inlFig. '5, in which position it is in engagement withthe main-gear-wheel- 38, which is'operated. all the'timethat theconveyer is in operation by means .;of the shaft 33, the

. gear-wheel'36yand'thepinion 37. 'Whenthe whee 3 9'isthrown out into the positionshown in Fig. -5,.t'he shaft-40is at once'turned thereby,

and atjthefendof onehalfia revoliltionof said shaft the-links 58 and; rods pr'bars 67.a're oper'atedand 'threv'v n' v'intothe' positionshown in ,dot'ted lines'lin Fig'zd andthisoperation opens .the doors26, and 'at thelsame time theplunger: 28 is"dep ressed a'nd t'lie bntt'er drops out :j Qf, the drum or gcasin g 10 into afsuitable*refceptaclejpreparedtherefor.)" Asijthe "shaft 4 4 continues its revolution the doors 26 are closed qandjthe. plunger 28freturned to the: position shown in Figs.'.j5fan d ,6. "A'tthis time the leverl5 t is 'operatedflorlpulled "outwardly b'y grasping the; lower-" end thereof,z theeplunger :29 is moved b'ac'kwa'rdly int'o the drum or cas- L.-:in'g 1 O, an'd theTwheeli3ll is thrown into; con- -nec'tion' with the-standard or sup'po rtx32, and

thegbu-tter is again fed'into' thereceiver 21,

ltlie' con veyer 22 is turned, and the above-describedoperation isIrepeatedJ I The faceof the plunger 29 may be pro- Evided,with any suitable marks, characters, or stamps, which will :be imprinted on thepaper in the usualmannen'a'ndthe drum or casing 10' may'be'of any desired sizeland may be so regulated as to print and measure or gage any desired amount of butter at atime or fromone pound upward. v

My jimp'roved apparatus issimple in construction and operationand is perfectly adapted to accomplish the result for which it is intended, 'andit will be apparent thatfchanges in and modifications of the construction herein described may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages. 3

, Having fully described my. invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A machine for printing and measuring or gaging butter, comprising a main casing, the

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bottom portion of which consists of hinged doors, and the top portion of which is provided with a vertically-movable plunger, another casing at one end thereof, provided with a conveyer mounted on a shaft, a hopper above the conveyer, and devices in operative connection with the shaft of the conveyer for opening said doors, and for moving said plunger, substantially as shown and described.

2. A machine of the class described, 'comprising a main casing provided with bottom doors, and in the top thereof with a vertically-movable plunger, and another plunger in one end of said casing, a conveyer-casing connected with the opposite end thereof, a conveyer mounted on a shaft therein for forcing the butter into the main casing, a hopper above the conveyer and devices in operative connection with the shaft of the conveyer and with .both of said plunger-s, and said doors whereby when the main casing is filled, the

door will be opened and the vertically-mow,

able plunger operated, substantially as'shown and described. i

3. A machine of the class described, comprising a main casing cylindrical in form, and

the bottom of which consists of hinged doors,

said casing being alsopro'vided in one end thereof with a longitudinally-movable plunger, the stem of which projects through the end of the casing, and in the top thereof with a vertically-movable plunger and a'conveyercasing secured to the end of the main casing opposite the plunger mounted therein and provided with a conveyer which is mounted on a shaft and adapted to force rbutter into the main casing and devices in operativeconnectionwith the shaft of the conveyer and with the doors andplungers of the main casing for operating said doors and plungers, substantially as shown and described. f

4. A machine'of the class described, comprising a main casing the bottom of which is composed. of hinged doors, and the top of which is provided with a vertically-movable plunger, aplunger mounted in oneend of said casin g and provided with a stem which passes through said end, a conveyer-casing at the opposite end of said main casing and in communication therewith,a conveyer mounted on a shaft in said conveyer-casing, verticallymovable knives mounted between the main casing and the conveyer-casing, and devices posite end with a conveyer-casing in communication therewith, and provided with a conveyer mounted on a shaft, a hopper above the conveyer, vertically movable knives mounted between the main casing and the conveyer-casing, a shaft outside of said main casing, and geared to the conveyer-shaft, a crank-shaft mounted above the main casing, and connected with the plunger in the top thereof, and also with said knives, said shaft being provided with a longitudinally-movable gear-wheel splined thereon and said firstnamedshaft being geared therewith, substantially as shown and described.

6. A machine of the class described, comprising a main cylindrical casing, the bottom portion of whichiscomposed of hinged doors, and the top portion of which is provided with a vertically-movable plunger, said casing being also provided in one end thereof with a longitudinally-movable plunger, the stem of which passes through said end, and at the opposite end with a conveyer-casing in communication therewith, and provided with a conveyer mounted on a shaft,a hopper thereover, vertically-movable knives mounted between the main casing and the conveyer-casing, a shaft outside of said main casing and geared with the conveyer-shaft, acrank-shaft mounted above the main casing,and geared with the plunger in the top thereof, and also with said knives, said shaft being provided i with a longitudinally-movable gear-wheel and said firstam ed shaft being geared therewith,

and the stem of the plunger in the end of the maincasing being connected with the longitudinally-movable gear-wheelon the crankshaft by pi voted levers,substantiall y as shown and described. t

7. In amachine of the class described, a

main casing 10, the bottom portion of which is composed of hinged doors, said casing being also provided in one end thereof with a longitudinally-movable plunger 29,and in the top thereof with a vertically-movable plunger 28, saidlongitudinally-movable plunger be ing provided with a stem 30 which passes through the end of the casing, said main casing being also provided at one end with a conveyer-casin g 11 in communication therewith, a conveyer 22 mounted on a shaft in said conveyer casing, verticallymovable doors 13 mounted between the main casing and the conveyer-casing, a shaft 33 geared with the shaft of the conveyer, and with a longitudinally-movable gear-wheel 39 mounted on a shaft 40, supported above the main casing,

said shaft 40 being in operative connection with said knives, and with the doors of the main casing, and the wheel 39 being in operative connection with the stem 30 of the plunger 29, and a lever 54 which is also in operative connection with said wheel, substantially as shown and described.

8. In a machine of the class described, a main casing or drum, the bottom portion of which is composed of hinged doors which open IIO "outwardly and downwardly, and the top of,

which is provided with a vertically-movable plunger, means for forcing'bntter into one end of the casing a longitudinally-movable plunger in the opposite end thereof,and means connected to-the plunger in the top of said casing and to said doors for operating the which is provided with a vertically-movable plunger, a longitudinallymovable plunger mounted in one end of said casing or drum and provided with a stem which passes through, said,end,-means for feeding butter into'the opposite end of said drum or casing, and devices; for operating said doors [and ve rti'cally movable vplunger and a clutch connection between said means andthe longitudinally-mow Y able plunger, substantially as shown and de: scribed 'of August,

10. A machine of the class described, comprising a drum or casing, the bottom of which is composed of hinged doors, and the top portion of i which is provided with .averticallymovable plunger, a longitudinally-movable plunger mounted in one end of said drum or casing and provided with a stem which passes through said end, means for forcing butter into the opposite end of said drum or casing, vertically-movable knives mounted in said end of said drum or casing, means connected to the plunger and to said doors and knives for operating the same, and a clutch connect'ion between said means and the longitudinally-movable plunger, substantially as shown and described- In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presen cc of the subscribing witnesses, this 5th day EssEE scHAE Ea. 

